HES - Instructor of Human Nutrition - 527065

Department/Organization
217701 - Human Nutrition

Rank
Instructor

Position Summary
The Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management, a growing Department with a thriving faculty, seeks to fill a full-time non-tenure track instructor position to teach core classes in nutrition, food service management, and food systems.

Detailed Position Information
The Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management, a growing Department with a thriving faculty, seeks to fill a full-time non-tenure track instructor position to teach core classes in nutrition, food service management, and food systems. The Department is one of five in the College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES) at The University of Alabama. We offer an undergraduate degree in Food and Nutrition, a Coordinated Program in Dietetics, and a Didactic Program in Dietetics. Additionally, the Department offers a MS and PhD in Human Nutrition.

Responsibilities: Teaching and service to articulate the mission of the University including:
• Teach courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels, as appropriate, in nutrition and food service management to support the nutrition programs.
• Recruit, mentor, and advise students.
• Serve on Department, College, and University committees.

Minimum Qualifications
Applicants should have a strong background, training, and expertise in human nutrition.
• MS in Nutrition, Dietetics, or a closely-related field from an accredited four-year college or university (required).
• Registered Dietitian required.
• Must have completed at least 18 hours of graduate level nutrition courses.
• Evidence of the ability to teach at the collegiate level and the expertise to teach courses such as food service management, food systems, and purchasing.

Preferred Qualifications
• PhD preferred • Foodservice Management Experience (minimum one year) preferred. • The ideal candidate will bring both academic knowledge and practical experience to the classroom.

Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Applications must include the following: o Cover letter o Curriculum vitae o Transcripts of graduate coursework o Teaching philosophy (1 page) o List of three professional references including their qualifications as the referent Application Deadline: February 15, 2026. Application reviews will begin February 15, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. For further information contact: Ms. Morgan Milstead, Sr. Instructor and Search Committee Chair, mmilstead@ches.ua.edu

About the Division/College/School
At the College of Human Environmental Sciences, we empower students to bring about positive change in the world. Our faculty conduct advanced research, provide outreach and prepare a new generation of professionals with a shared goal of improving lives.

CHES brings together a wide range of disciplines which focus on the interaction between individuals, families and the environment. Five distinct departments cover a multitude of human science programs that help individuals across the lifespan improve their mental, physical and financial well-being. We touch people’s lives in the home, at school, in the workplace, at the dinner table, on the athletic field, and in a myriad of other arenas.

About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top C